Lyon sit 4th in the UEFA Europa League on 3 points from 1 match, having scored 2 and conceded 1. The model rates their attack at 0.94× the league average and their defence at 1.01× goals conceded, where 1 is average and a lower defensive figure is better. Their only league match so far ended in a win, beating Anderlecht 2-1 away. That is level on points with Sparta Praha at the top, in a table of 36, with only goal difference between them. Among the 36 rated sides in the division that is the 14th-best attack and the 9th-best defence. Next they host Rennes in the Ligue 1 on 19 September 2026, a match the model gives them 39%.
Model rating
How the model rates this team from its recent expected-goals output, relative to the league average — how the ratings are built.
UEFA Europa League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparta Praha | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lyon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 8 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rennes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Beşiktaş | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ferencvarosi TC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Juventus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Lech Poznan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Levski Sofia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lillestrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | NEC Nijmegen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | OFI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Torreense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Union St. Gilloise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Plzen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jagiellonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 31 | Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 32 | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 33 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 34 | Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 35 | AC Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 36 | Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Lyon sit 4 of 36, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Recent league form
- W2-1away to Anderlecht16 September 2026
Last 1 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: Lyon vs Rennes
Lyon host Rennes at Groupama Stadium, Lyon on 19 September 2026, 18:45 UTC. The model makes it 39% Lyon, 29% draw and 32% Rennes, with a most likely scoreline of 2-1. It projects 1.57 expected goals for Lyon against 1.30. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 58% and over 2.5 goals at 55%.
Full preview and model analysis for Lyon vs Rennes
Recent meetings with Rennes
- 3 May 2026Lyon 4–2 RennesLigue 1
- 14 September 2025Rennes 3–1 LyonLigue 1
- 26 April 2025Lyon 4–1 RennesLigue 1
- 18 August 2024Rennes 3–0 LyonLigue 1
- 26 January 2024Lyon 2–3 RennesLigue 1
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.